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The number of international players in the league rose after the formation of the Dream Team when NBA players were allowed into Olympic play starting in 1992. Global interest in basketball subsequently soared. On opening day of the 1991–92 season, NBA rosters included 23 international players from 18 countries. [6]
Player Nationality Ref. 1962: 29 New York Knicks: Clifford Luyk Spain: 1967: 145 Philadelphia 76ers: Wayne Brabender Spain: 1970: 167 Atlanta Hawks: Manuel Raga Mexico [1] 182 Atlanta Hawks: Dino Meneghin Italy: 1971: 71 Portland Trail Blazers: Hector Blondet Puerto Rico: 234 San Diego Rockets: Carlos Quintanar Mexico: 1973: 16 Milwaukee Bucks ...
By the start of last season, more than a quarter of all NBA players were international. NBA players hailed from 40 different countries, with Canada (26), France (14) and Australia (9) producing ...
In 2007, ESPN sportswriter John Hollinger ranked Ginóbili as the sixth-best international player then active in the NBA, describing Ginobili as "one of the great draft heists of all time" and attributing the trend of NBA teams drafting developing European players to the success of the Argentine. [22]
Outside of North America, Europe is by far the biggest basketball hotbed in the world - as proved by the large contingent of players from the Old Continent in the NBA in the last three decades.
The influx of international players has brought about a large success within the NBA. In the last 10 years, many of these international players have the highest rankings in the league and are winning awards. [12] Three international players have won the last five Kia NBA MVP awards: Joel Embiid (2022–23) Nikola Jokić (2021–22 and 2020–21)
Pau Gasol, who will become a Hall of Famer this weekend, was asked for his top-10 list of greatest NBA players. He ended up with 11, for good reason.
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) is the list of the 50 greatest players in the history of FIBA international basketball, as selected in the year 1991, by FIBA Magazine.The list was created in honor of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the sport of basketball, by James Naismith.